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FIN 571 Entire Course Final Guide FOR MORE
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www.fin571tutor.com   FIN 571 Week 1 Financial
Ratio Analysis (Walmart) FIN 571 Week 1
Financial Ratio Analysis (General Motors) FIN 571
Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis (Apple) FIN
571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis (Amazon)
FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Target)
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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (New, 2018) FOR MORE
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www.fin571tutor.com   Question 1 The
underlying assumption of the dividend growth
model is that a stock is worth A. An amount
computed as the next annual dividend divided by
the required rate of return. B. An amount
computed as the next annual dividend divided by
the market rate of return. C. The same amount
computed as any other stock that pays the same
current dividend and has the same required rate
of return. D. The present value of the future
income that the stock is expected to generate. E.
The same amount to every investor regardless of
their desired rate of return.
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FIN 571 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   What is ethics? If you
follow all applicable rules and regulations, are
you an ethical person?
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FIN 571 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Assume that
interest rates have increased substantially.
Would this tend to increase or decrease the
market value (meaning the price an investor in
the firm's paper is willing to pay) of a firms
liabilities (relative to the book value of
liabilities)?
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (Apple)
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www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to help students
gain a better understanding of the financial
statements used for corporate financial reporting
and the key ratios used to make business
decisions. Assignment Steps Select a Fortune 500
Company from one of the following industries
Pharmaceutical Energy Retail Automotive
Computer Hardware Review the balance sheet and
income statement in the company's 2015 Annual
Report. Calculate the following ratios using
Microsoft Excel Current Ratio
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (General
Motors) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to help students
gain a better understanding of the financial
statements used for corporate financial reporting
and the key ratios used to make business
decisions. Assignment Steps Select a Fortune 500
Company from one of the following industries
Pharmaceutical Energy Retail Automotive
Computer Hardware Review the balance sheet and
income statement in the company's 2015 Annual
Report. Calculate the following ratios using
Microsoft Excel Current Ratio
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (Pfizer)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to help students
gain a better understanding of the financial
statements used for corporate financial reporting
and the key ratios used to make business
decisions. Assignment Steps Select a Fortune 500
Company from one of the following industries
Pharmaceutical Energy Retail Automotive
Computer Hardware Review the balance sheet and
income statement in the company's 2015 Annual
Report. Calculate the following ratios using
Microsoft Excel Current Ratio
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis
(Walmart) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to help students
gain a better understanding of the financial
statements used for corporate financial reporting
and the key ratios used to make business
decisions.
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FIN 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business
Structures FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Watch the "Your
Business Structure" and "Corporate Business
Structures" videos on the Electronics Reserve
Readings page. Identify the different business
structures. Write a 350 to 700 word explanation
of how each business structure might and might
not be advantageous. Click the Assignment Files
tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     In order to
receive proper credit, please reply to this
message when posting your answers to WK2 DQ1. ?
Suppose you own 1 million worth of
30-year Treasury bonds. Is this asset riskless? ?
You own 1 million worth of 90-day
Treasury bills. You roll over this investment
every 90 days by reinvesting the proceeds in
another issue of 90-day Treasury bills. Is this
investment
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Suppose rf
is 5 and rM is 10. According to the SML and the
CAPM, an asset with a beta of -2.0 has a
required return of negative 5 5 - 2(10 - 5).
Can this be possible? Does this mean that the
asset has negative risk? Why would anyone ever
invest in an asset that has an expected
and required return that is negative? Explain
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Business
Structure Advice FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Write a 350 to
700 word response to the following e-mail Dear
Consultant, I am currently starting a business
and developing my business plan. I'm in need of
some advice on how to start forming my business.
I am not sure exactly how it will be financed and
whether or not I want to take on partners. I am
interested and willing to learn the intricacies
of my options to determine how to best proceed
with my plan. Please advise on what my options
are, the advantages and disadvantages of each,
and possible tax consequences for each scenario?
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics and
Finance FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 (SOX) was passed as the result of the Enron
scandal and other instances of accounting fraud.
This act was passed to strengthen the role of the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). Research a case of corporate financial
abuse related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and apply this to your current work or desired
place of employment.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ratio
Analysis Problems FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Ratio Analysis
Problems Ratio Analysis (Individual Assignment)
You may use excel or word.doc format for this
assignment. Please post your homework as a
word.doc or excel file in the class discussion
section below by the due date. 1. Analysis of
cost of goods sold problem.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Amazon) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to allow
students the opportunity to research a Fortune
500 company stock using the popular online
research tool Yahoo Finance. The tool allows the
student to review analyst reports and other key
financial information necessary to evaluate the
stock value and make an educated decision on
whether to invest. Assignment Steps Resources
Yahoo Finance Select a Fortune 500 Company from
one of the following industries Pharmaceutical
Energy Retail
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to allow students
the opportunity to research a Fortune 500 company
stock using the popular online research tool
Yahoo Finance. The tool allows the student to
review analyst reports and other key financial
information necessary to evaluate the stock value
and make an educated decision on whether to
invest.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Ford) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to allow students
the opportunity to research a Fortune 500 company
stock using the popular online research tool
Yahoo Finance. The tool allows the student to
review analyst reports and other key financial
information necessary to evaluate the stock value
and make an educated decision on whether to
invest. Assignment Steps Resources Yahoo Finance
Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of the
following industries Pharmaceutical Energy
Retail Automotive Computer Hardware
Manufacturing Mining Access Yahoo Finance and
enter the
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
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www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to allow
students the opportunity to research a Fortune
500 company stock using the popular online
research tool Yahoo Finance. The tool allows the
student to review analyst reports and other key
financial information necessary to evaluate the
stock value and make an educated decision on
whether to invest. Assignment Steps Resources
Yahoo Finance Select a Fortune 500 Company from
one of the following industries Pharmaceutical
Energy Retail Automotive
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Walmart) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to allow
students the opportunity to research a Fortune
500 company stock using the popular online
research tool Yahoo Finance. The tool allows the
student to review analyst reports and other key
financial information necessary to evaluate the
stock value and make an educated decision on
whether to invest. Assignment Steps Resources
Yahoo Finance Select a Fortune 500 Company from
one of the following industries Pharmaceutical
Energy Retail Automotive Computer
Hardware Manufacturing Mining Access Yahoo
Finance and enter the company name. Review the
financial information and statistics provided for
the stock you selected and answer the following
What is the ticker symbol of the company you
chose?
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FIN 571 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Why are
interest rates on short-term loans not
necessarily comparable to each other? Give three
possible reasons.  
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FIN 571 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Optical
Supply Company offers credit terms of 2/10, net
60. If Optical Supply is considering a change in
its credit terms to one of those indicated,
explain whether the change should increase or
decrease sales. (a) 2/10, net 30, (b) net 60, (c)
3/15, net 60, (d) 2/10, net 30, 30 extra
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FIN 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment Interpreting
Financial Results FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Resource
Financial Statements for the company assigned by
your instructor in Week 2. Review the assigned
company's financial statements from the past
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FIN 571 Week 3 Researching Industry Financial
Statistics FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to allow the
students an opportunity to complete their
financial evaluation of a company using the
financial research database Plunkett Research
Online. Plunkett Research Online provides
in-depth analysis of a company's financials,
comparisons to industry averages, a list of top
executives, how the company compares to other
competitors in terms of revenue, number of
employees, market capitalization and other key
financial metrics.
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FIN 571 Week 3 Team Assignment Financial
Statement Interpretation   FOR MORE CLASSES
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ect three publicly traded companies. Choose one
each from the following sectors manufacturing,
service, and retail.  At least one of the three
companies should be foreign. If possible, choose
from among the team members' places of business
or similar industries. Calculate the following
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FIN 571 Week 3 Using the Payback Method, IRR, and
NPV FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571tutor.com
  The purpose of this assignment is to allow the
student to calculate the project cash flow using
net present value (NPV), internal rate of return
(IRR), and the payback methods. Assignment Steps
Resources Corporate Finance Create a 350-word
memo to management including the following
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FIN 571 Week 4 Assignment Rate of Return for
Stocks and Bonds (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571tutor.com   The purpose of this
assignment is to allow the student an opportunity
to calculate the rate of return of equity and
debt instruments. It allows the student to
understand the effects of dividends capital
gains inflation rates and how the nominal rate
of return affects valuation and pricing. The
assignment also allows the student to apply
concepts related to CAPM, WACC, and Flotation
Costs to understand the influence of debt and
equity on the company's capital structure.
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     A firm uses
a single discount rate to compute the NPV of all
its potential capital budgeting projects, even
though the projects have a wide range of
nondiversifiable risk. The firm then undertakes
all those projects that appear to have positive
NPVs. Briefly explain why such a firm would tend
to become riskier over time.
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Phyllis
believes that the firm should use straight-line
depreciation for a capital project because it
results in higher net income during the early
years of the projects life. Joanna believes that
the firm should use the modified accelerated cost
recovery system depreciation because it reduces
the tax liability during the early years of the
projects life. Assuming you have a choice
between depreciation methods, whose advice should
you follow? Why?
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FIN 571 Week 4 Individual Assignment Analyzing
Pro Forma Statements FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Decide
upon an initiative you want to implement that
would increase sales over the next five years,
(for example, market another product, corporate
expansion, and so on). Using the sample financial
statements, create pro forma statements of five
year projections that are clear, concise, and
easy to read. Be sure to double check the
calculations in your pro forma statements. Make
assumptions that support each line item increase
or decrease for your forecasted statements.
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FIN 571 Week 4 Team Assignment Operating Leverage
and Forecasting FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com       Operating
Leverage and Forecasting Problems Team
Assignment Please complete the following
problems. When calculating earnings per share
and PE ratios, please show your work. This
problem is similar to the examples shown in the
lecture.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Capital Market
Efficiency Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of
Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to
allow the student an opportunity to explain what
it means to have an efficient capital market.
Students will gain an understanding of the
different levels of market efficiency and how
behavioral finance can inhibit reaching market
transparency. Assignment Steps
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Effect of Debt Issuance
on Stock Valuation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate to
students how the issuance of debt to purchase
outstanding common stock could affect the value
of the company's equity and redefine the capital
structure. The problem will also allow students
to explore the effect of corporate taxes through
debt financing.
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FIN 571 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Because the
weighted average is always a correct measure of a
required return, why do firms not create
securities to finance each project and offer them
in the capital market in order to accurately
determine the required return for the project?
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FIN 571 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   The
development of the new issue junk bond market had
important implications for capital structure
choice. The existence of a viable junk bond
market means that firms can comfortably maintain
higher degrees of leverage than they could prior
to the development of this market. Do you agree
or disagree? Justify your answer.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Individual Assignment DCF and WACC
Problems FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   Discounted Cash Flows
and WACC Homework Problems Please post the
answers (and show your work) in the assignments
section by midnight the last day of the week
assigned. Calculate the future value of 1,535
invested today for 8 years at 6 percent.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 1 (New Heritage Doll) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com       Acting as the executive
team for a small company, your team will apply
the principles of capital budgeting to invest in
growth and cash flow improvement opportunities in
three phases over 10 simulated years. Each
opportunity has a unique financial profile and
you must analyze the effects on working capital.
Examples of opportunities include taking on new
customers, capitalizing on supplier discounts,
and reducing inventory. The team must understand
how the income statement,
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FIN 571 Week 5 Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth, Part 1 (SNC) FOR MORE CLASSES
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ing as the executive team for a small company,
your team will apply the principles of capital
budgeting to invest in growth and cash flow
improvement opportunities in three phases over 10
simulated years. Each opportunity has a unique
financial profile and you must analyze the
effects on working capital. Examples of
opportunities include taking on new customers,
capitalizing on supplier discounts, and reducing
inventory. The team must understand how the
income statement, balance sheet, and
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FIN 571 Week 6 Individual Assignment Working
Capital Simulation Managing Growth Assignment
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com     Resources Harvard
Business Publishing Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth Assignment Ch. 1 - 21
ofFundamentals of Corporate Finance
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FIN 571 Week 6 Signature Assignment Short Term
Funding (2 PPT) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin571tutor.com   About Your
Signature Assignment This signature assignment
is designed to align with specific program
student learning outcome(s) in your program.
Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad
statements that describe what students should
know and be able to do upon completion of their
degree. The signature assignments may be graded
with an automated rubric that allows the
University to collect data that can be aggregated
across a location
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FIN 571 Week 6 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 2 (New Heritage Doll) FOR MORE
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www.fin571tutor.com   The executive team of New
Heritage Doll has completed the decision making
for capital budgeting for the firm. Now the team
must decide which decisions and approach were the
best for the company. The executive team must
create a presentation to be given to the board
members of New Heritage Doll
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FIN 571 Week 6 Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth, Part 2 (SNC) FOR MORE CLASSES
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  The executive team of New Heritage Doll has
completed the decision making for capital
budgeting for the firm. Now the team must decide
which decisions and approach were the best for
the company. The executive team must create a
presentation to be given to the board members of
SNC.
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